New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
CHAT WITH WELL-KNOWN MEN.
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE
QUESTIONS or TIE DAY.

| COMMENIS AND SUGGESTIONS ON LIE
QUESTIONS or THE DAY.
There has been moro less talk for year OF Judge
W. O. Gresham, # Indiana, a possible Presidential
candidate. The Judge has been spending part OF his
vacation from the United States Circuit Bench In New
York. where he has met number of old political
| acquaintance and talked quite freely about public
| affairs Although he has steadily refused to discuss
such matters for publication the ground that his
judicial position would make such a public uttcranre
undignhed, he did, however, speak out plainly the
| other day when he heard that he was accused by a
prominent politician of designs the Pe-ldency.
This Is what he said: al believe have never boon
| accused of want Of dlrectness I'm any public matter
Ambition to fiji the Presidential chair Is not thing to
| be ashamed Of and any man who has that ambition
| may express 1t with perfect honor and credit lie
Sides believe that II man wants anything In TINS
| world he will surely get 1t by a frank avo"a
that he 1t and by working for II, than by beat
| Ing around the bush"
Alecrnon s. Sullivan says that he has been chained
down in NcwlOrk all summer by local business grow
ing out OF the Ives affair. On IFS being suggested thac
| the downward tendency OF the market during the
summer had made business prosperous for the lawyers
Mr. Sullivan replied Business Of that class Is not SO
desirable you might think 1t is temporary and re-
qulres great deal OF hard work, for which the re-
muncration is seldom tempting. When business
firm Is prosperous its legal business Is always valuable
As firm grows wealthy it necessarily takes Its lawyer
into sort Of partnership. In every important SteP
he is consulted the form of legal procedure the
construction of papers and contracts, and Is not only
well paid gratefully paid for his service lawyers are
most prosperous when country Is most prosperous
Mr. Sullivan was for fifteen years Public Administrator
| Of New-YOrk
In further alton with Mt sullivan, iouho
him an earnest supporter of Pcsden, Ccvcland-"hat
| might DO termed a Democratic Muswump lie told me
that when he found Mr. Hill nominated for Governor
in manner antagonstic to the Clvil service policy Oh
the Administration. he had refused 10 Nolc loI mn,
although PRESIDENT cleveland himself had appca'u u
| his friends In this state TO stand by the u'Act
| Mr. Sullivan c me to Ncw-YOrH from tho West
having been born In Indiana and living IN the SCUM
and In Ohio before coming here lie IS enthusiastic IN
pointing out the fact that the men OF the south ana
West have been growing I'm business strength la tho
metropolis Of the country. said he: 81 was cOnNcisins
the other night with a fellow member of the southern
| Society, and counted UP eight men of southern
birth who are at the heads Of New York bankn. III
| stitutions. The promotion Of the Ohio Society was
followed by singular demonstration Of The fact uhat
the men of that state haze contributed leadin mem
beers all the professions In New York CITY Including
law, medicine, journalism ami sclchiihc pursuits uo
| commercial interest, here to-day, especially IN inc
matter Of railroads. are largely controlled 10y Ntn
men, and they making their influence felt upon inc
| civilization Of the Atlantic coast by uniting lhcr 'sor
ard force with the intellect ually OF Ne" fhIal ="
|
! affairs"
Not long ago General Frank J. Marshall gave at
length his opinion Of Coorow the tie Indian, who hs-
| been on the path In Colorado Tho General
regards him a. miserable old thief, and said yes'r
| day: "since my published talk about 'oloro",
| have been reminded Of Incident which happened
| some hftccn year, ago while toloiow AMI his bnd
we're ON q raid calling n the OF settler, and
| demanding that food should be set ont for their
accommodation Coloiow aud three four % hi cet'
! went to a little country hotel kept hv man ndnrl
| Linz. Mr. Link set them out cola luhch' Vrl
,olorow refused 10 cat u, aud demanded SOMETHING
TOT, coffee ana other things. When Mrs LINK rru-e'
! 10 get him warm food ne Kicked over the table.
she was a stout. strong wumll. who weighed about
linn out OF the hou,c and shu TIC door in hi face.
lie was 20 amazed he went oil without troubling
! him by physical force shows what the Government
could DO II 1t would take hold
General V. " A,erllls hobby Is public improve
mcnts. A, the inventor Of one of the systems OF
asphalt pavement he naturally talk, In favor Of
for Ncw-York The other day he pointed
the that asphalt pa, cmeut could be laid top
Of the present -tonc pavcmcus wherever the curling
Is sufficiently high 10 secure drainas" The coat Of
such work would bo about So a -quar" yarl for asphalt
compared WIN - :, for rcpaying with ston" which
would soon again become uuc cn through tn incquAI-
ties Of wear. SAID the General Ncw-York ought 10
| Dee the most beautifully lnptoy@i city IN tho world
Money enough f. expended annually to max" is streets
equal Ia those OF any ciiv I'M flr world The present
ncqualnics OF surface larg, dI~ 10 tine cun,t ant
esrnc up Of The streets fpr ga mains, water pipe and
other -ubway-. These ought to o." contained ~ large
tunnels with manholc-, whe,' could be effected
and the repairs made without talinS up the streets
| al all"
Henry oliver jr (, Of HE heavy ironma,crs Of
the country. Chatting the other day hc said that the
| iron but IS not only prosperous now, but pros
pectivcly pros porous Nj oliver get, his Of
trade from the practical point 81 an maker
Of I1ttsburg a b, opinion corlirtcd -oucW hat with
views expressed by como iron men iu NcWlork City.
| he asked The reason Of The difference. when he
said In NeW-York tity you iu the -phcr"
the importer, ui iron. The report Of the iiOn trade
| in Ncw-Yofk might be quite dismal while tho mon
bu-ncs> Of the country nigh be- just The cont ay.
| drink that is tue ~ The present. time
General John Knapp, the new chairman Of the Re
publican Executive state COMMITTEES, would he mis-
! taken for a clcrg IN almost any gathering, II II
for the riish pitch Of The cigar which IS al
most constantly b. DO found between his teeth he
! is under medium Size nervous, vary, active man. Who
dresses habtually In black broaclotL. glossy silk hat
and white nccklic His face l. covered with fiery red
Whl,kcIs. Ills ability for executive work las been
| practically demonstrated IN the management u the
Amcri, EApTc-- Company, Of which he II treasurer
The rapidly o. his worn demonstrated on 1huri-
day bv the fact that he had the stale Headquarters
secured and opened within i've hours after his election
THL JUBILEE JGNP.
The LondOH T'irGrGph.
What, however, TO say to the new fantastic,
foolish and extraordinary method Of greeting which